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Liquid-Based Cervical Cell Screening

South Dakota rates for HCPCS 88142

A cervical or vaginal cell sample collected into a preservative liquid is prepared as a thin, even layer on a slide and examined by a trained screener under a microscope. The screening looks for cells that are abnormal or show signs of infection. The slide is read by a person rather than by an automated imaging system, under a physician's supervision.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Liquid-Based Cervical Cell Screening cost?

$77.62

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $77.62 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $72.44 to $77.62.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $23 to $78Professionalmedian $78 · 10th to 90th $20 to $112
$20$50$100facility $32professional $78

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$112.20
Avera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$48.98
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$77.62
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$165.96
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$50.12
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 5.1 times more in South Dakota than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

South Dakota· 1st of 51

$77.62

SD $77.62DC $15.14

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.